Geospatial Data and Community Engagement professional. Archer and target shooter. Sustainability Adviser to Cumbria Scouts. Views & opinions my own. He/They.
Barrow in Furness
Joined May 2010
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Good morning @Tesco, any chance of doing something to support the increasing numbers of EV drivers too? Or are we subsidising your largesse for petrol and diesel drivers?
Great to see @swlscouts today at @DockMuseum telling people about all the great things that @CumbriaScouts get up to!
Hello @northernassist! Just loving the feedback QR code in the accessible toilet at Manchester Oxford Road 🤣🤣
And no, this isn’t photoshopped or edited.
Good morning @northernassist,
Your guard seems to think that this is an acceptable way to cram luggage around a wheelchair.
Luggage was on first, and guard was extremely reluctant to get people to move for the chair (it’s not mine; my power chair is out of shot to the right).
Hello @AvantiWestCoast, hope you are well?
I’m on the Birmingham New Street (16:05) to Lancaster (18:06).
When @NetworkRailBHM put me on the train, they didn’t know accessible toilet in carriage D was out of service. As a wheelchair user, this is a bit awkward.
Yesterday I travelled with @CrossCountryUK from Aberdeen to Penzance. Filthy windows aside (restricting photography), it’s a grand journey with great crew looking after first class.
Boarding at Aberdeen took 20 mins while train and station staff debated who did wheelchair ramp..
Aboard the @CrossCountryUK train from
Aberdeen to Penzance. Beautiful weather; amazing scenery. Unfortunately I won’t really be able to share the views as the windows on 221124 are absolutely filthy!
ALT Photograph of a Scottish beach just south of Montrose from Cross Country train. View is severely obstructed by filthy windows.
Hello @LNER
I’m a wheelchair user on your 10:28 Edinburgh -> Aberdeen service.
The onboard announcer says “scan QR code to order refreshments to your seat”.
But your online system says “We are not taking orders right now”…
So is this a long, parched journey to Aberdeen?
The beauty of #MorecambeBay is clear, despite the filthy windows on @northernassist unit 156481.
This train desperately needs a clean!
This image, shared by @Gladiatorszonee, made me smile.
I have no idea who they are, nor whether I should agree with any of their posts. But this was a nice, positive image for me.
After a life of amazing experiences, it struck a chord 🙂
Now what is going on @northernassist?
I’m at Roose, still waiting for the 11:51 to Manchester.
Your app says it’s cancelled. Northern JourneyCheck says it’s 10 minutes late. It’s now 20 minutes late, and no sign of it.
Hello @northernassist
Mixed messages today…
FYI, Lancaster -> Whitehaven passenger services ALWAYS call at Barrow 😂
Some confusion between Northern website, Northern app and JourneyCheck website today.
And it seems no-one has told @RealtimeTrains what is going on either 😳
Met at the station this morning by these cheery @northernassist facts for #Cumbria and #Lancashire
Over 600 trsins short-formed.
Nearly 1000 cancelled.
On time? About 50%.
And that’s only the last month!
😞
Hello @northernassist
I have just arrived at Barrow to catch “train” (rail replacement coach), to Manchester.
Guess what? Coach doesn’t have a lift. Not accessible.
Your transport coordinator is arranging a suitable taxi: ✅
Ongoing disability discrimination: ❌ 🤬🤬
Any wheelchair users heading to @McDonaldsUK #CanningTown, be aware that the lift is broken. You will need to order at the auto tills, and then shout to the serving counter…
I’m not a scaffolding specialist. Lego at best, maybe a bit of Meccano?
But surely, surely, it would be possible to do better than this at Lancaster @AvantiWestCoast?
Rather than blocking wheelchair access from platform 4 to the waiting room…
Nice to see that @northernassist have their property development priorities right 😁🍻
Wish they’d install similar at my home station of #Roose!
ALT Photograph taken at Bolton railway station. This is a picture of a blue, wooden hoarding, with a sign that reads “Real Ale Bar / Commercial Opportunity - TO LET”.
The @northernassist app with Apple/Google Wallet integration saves a lot of printing!
Might be helpful if OpCo apps linked directly to #PassengerAssist app, rather than having own accessibility booking approach, especially when booking a journey across multiple operators.
ALT Two images: the left image shows an array of paper rail tickets from 2016; the right image is a screen grab of the Northern Railways booking app, as displayed on an Apple iPhone.
Matt 🏳️🌈 ♿️ retweeted
Just had some delightful ableism shouted at me out of a car window “Coronation Street Cabbage” Have we gone back 20 years, they were young men. This isn’t for sympathy. This is for awareness of how prevalent disability hate is. ☹️ #ableism #disability
